Fantasy Football: Week 8 Rankings

CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 10: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) during the NFL game against the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals on September 10th 2017, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. The Ravens defeated the Bengals 20-0. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire)

With the Cardinals, Packers, Jaguars, Rams, Giants, and Titans all on a bye this week, regular old football fans are probably praying for more action following Week 7’s sedative. Fantasy football fans, however, are once again dealing with the wrath of the bye week, losing a handful of players and replacing them with the likes of Kenny Stills, Dion Lewis, or whoever else is red hot at the moment. It’s a tough week as far as rankings are concerned, and with so many injuries occurring to the likes of Dan Bailey and, of course, Marshawn Lynch’s suspension, there are plenty of names higher than you’re probably used to seeing. So on that note, don’t throw your computer out the window if some names are higher than usual. Here’s Week 8 in a nutshell:

QUARTERBACK RANKINGS

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Tom Brady	NE	vs. LAC
2	Drew Brees	NO	vs. CHI
3	Matt Ryan	ATL	@NYJ
4	Cam Newton	CAR	@TB
5	Carson Wentz	PHI	vs. SF
6	Kirk Cousins	WAS	vs. DAL
7	Russell Wilson	SEA	vs. HOU
8	Dak Prescott	DAL	@WAS
9	Matthew Stafford	DET	vs. PIT
10	Derek Carr	OAK	@BUF
11	Andy Dalton	CIN	vs. IND
12	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	@DET
13	Alex Smith	KC	vs. DEN
14	Philip Rivers	LAC	@NE
15	Jameis Winston	TB	vs. CAR
16	DeShaun Watson	HOU	@SEA
17	Tyrod Taylor	BUF	vs. OAK
18	Case Keenum	MIN	@CLE
19	Josh McCown	NYJ	vs. ATL
20	Joe Flacco	BAL	vs. MIA
21	Matt Moore	MIA	@BAL
22	Trevor Siemian	DEN	@KC
23	C.J. Beathard	SF	@PHI
24	Jacoby Brissett	IND	@CIN
25	Mitchell Trubisky	CHI	@NO
26	Kevin Hogan	CLE	vs. MIN

RUNNING BACK RANKINGS

1	Le’Veon Bell	PIT	@DET
2	DeVonta Freeman	ATL	@NYJ
3	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	@WAS
4	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. DEN
5	Melvin Gordon	LAC	@NE
6	Jordan Howard	CHI	@NO
7	LeSean McCoy	BUF	vs. OAK
8	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	@TB
9	Jay Ajayi	MIA	@BAL
10	Mark Ingram	NO	vs. CHI
11	Carlos Hyde	SF	@PHI
12	Chris Thompson	WAS	vs. DAL
13	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. CHI
14	Lamar Miller	HOU	@SEA
15	C.J. Anderson	DEN	@KC
16	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	@TB
17	LeGarrette Blount	PHI	vs. SF
18	Latavius Murray	MIN	@CLE
19	Joe Mixon	CIN	vs. IND
20	Doug Martin	TB	vs. CAR
21	Bilal Powell	NYJ	vs. ATL
22	Ameer Abdullah	DET	vs. PIT
23	Tarik Cohen	CHI	@NO
24	Mike Gillislee	NE	vs. LAC
25	Jerick McKinnon	MIN	@CLE
26	Frank Gore	IND	@CIN
27	Javorious Allen	BAL	vs. MIA
28	Duke Johnson Jr.	CLE	vs. MIN
29	Tevin Coleman	ATL	@NYJ
30	Elijah McGuire	NYJ	vs. ATL
31	Theo Riddick	DET	vs. PIT
32	DeAndre Washington	OAK	@BUF
33	Alex Collins	BAL	vs. MIA
34	Dion Lewis	NE	vs. LAC
35	James White	NE	vs. LAC
36	Jalen Richard	OAK	@BUF
37	Rob Kelley	WAS	vs. DAL
38	Wendell Smallwood	PHI	vs. SF
39	Matt Forte	NYJ	vs. ATL
40	Thomas Rawls	SEA	vs. HOU
41	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	vs. MIN
42	Jamaal Charles	DEN	@KC
43	Eddie Lacy	SEA	vs. HOU
44	Matt Breida	SF	@PHI
45	D’Onta Foreman	HOU	@SEA
46	Giovani Bernard	CIN	vs. IND
47	Mike Tolbert	BUF	vs. OAK
48	Samaje Perine	WAS	vs. DAL
49	Rex Burkhead	NE	vs. LAC
50	Austin Ekeler	LAC	@NE

WIDE RECEIVER RANKINGS

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Antonio Brown	PIT	@DET
2	A.J. Green	CIN	vs. IND
3	Julio Jones	ATL	@NYJ
4	Michael Thomas	NO	vs. CHI
5	Brandin Cooks	NE	vs. LAC
6	Doug Baldwin	SEA	vs. HOU
7	Dez Bryant	DAL	@WAS
8	Stefon Diggs	MIN	@CLE
9	Mike Evans	TB	vs. CAR
10	Keenan Allen	LAC	@NE
11	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	@SEA
12	Tyreek Hill	KC	vs. DEN
13	Amari Cooper	OAK	@BUF
14	Chris Hogan	NE	vs. LAC
15	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	@KC
16	T.Y. Hilton	IND	@CIN
17	Michael Crabtree	OAK	@BUF
18	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	@TB
19	Golden Tate	DET	vs. PIT
20	Devin Funchess	CAR	@TB
21	Adam Thielen	MIN	@CLE
22	Jarvis Landry	MIA	@BAL
23	Nelson Agholor	PHI	vs. SF
24	Alshon Jeffery	PHI	vs. SF
25	Terrelle Pryor	WAS	vs. DAL
26	Kenny Stills	MIA	@BAL
27	DeSean Jackson	TB	vs. CAR
28	Martavis Bryant	PIT	@DET
29	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	@KC
30	Pierre Garcon	SF	@PHI
31	Ted Ginn Jr.	NO	vs. CHI
32	Jermaine Kearse	NYJ	vs. ATL
33	DeVante Parker	MIA	@BAL
34	Jeremy Maclin	BAL	vs. MIA
35	Danny Amendola	NE	vs. LAC
36	Mohamed Sanu	ATL	@NYJ
37	Robby Anderson	NYJ	vs. ATL
38	Jamison Crowder	WAS	vs. DAL
39	Tyrell Williams	LAC	@NE
40	Bennie Fowler III	DEN	@KC
41	Mike Wallace	BAL	vs. MIA
42	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	@DET
43	Marquise Goodwin	SF	@PHI
44	Donte Moncrief	IND	@CIN
45	Willie Snead	NO	vs. CHI
46	Kenny Golladay	DET	vs. PIT
47	Taylor Gabriel	ATL	@NYJ
48	Kendall Wright	CHI	@NO
49	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. HOU
50	Cole Beasley	DAL	@WAS

TIGHT END RANKINGS

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Rob Gronkowski	NE	vs. LAC
2	Zach Ertz	PHI	vs. SF
3	Jimmy Graham	SEA	vs. HOU
4	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. DEN
5	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	@CLE
6	Jason Witten	DAL	@WAS
7	Jordan Reed (Q)	WAS	vs. DAL
8	Tyler Kroft	CIN	vs. IND
9	Hunter Henry	LAC	@NE
10	Cameron Brate	TB	vs. CAR
11	Jared Cook	OAK	@BUF
12	Julius Thomas	MIA	@BAL
13	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	NYJ	vs. ATL
14	Eric Ebron	DET	vs. PIT
14	Zach Miller	CHI	@NO
15	Austin Hooper	ATL	@NYJ
16	Jesse James	PIT	@DET
17	O.J. Howard	TB	vs. CAR
18	Jack Doyle	IND	@CIN
19	Antonio Gates	LAC	@NE
20	George Kittle	SF	@PHI
21	Ryan Griffin	HOU	@SEA
22	Benjamin Watson	BAL	vs. MIA
23	A.J. Derby	DEN	@KC
24	Coby Fleener	NO	vs. CHI
25	Nick O’Leary	BUF	vs. OAK

DEFENSE/ST RANKINGS

Rank	Team	Opponent
1	Minnesota Vikings	@CLE
2	Seattle Seahawks	vs. HOU
3	Kansas City Chiefs	vs. DEN
4	Carolina Panthers	@TB
5	Philadelphia Eagles	vs. SF
6	Denver Broncos	@KC
7	Buffalo Bills	vs. OAK
8	Chicago Bears	@NO
9	Cincinnati Bengals	vs. IND
10	New York Jets	vs. ATL

KICKER RANKINGS

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs. MIA
2	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	vs. LAC
3	Matt Bryant	ATL	@NYJ
4	Matt Prater	DET	vs. PIT
5	Wil Lutz	NO	vs. CHI
6	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. SF
7	Adam Vinatieri	IND	@CIN
8	Graham Gano	CAR	@TB
9	Robbie Gould	SF	@PHI
10	Blair Walsh	SEA	vs. HOU